6. Debate on the Report of the Special Purpose Committee on Senedd Reform — Reforming our Senedd: A stronger voice for the people of Wales

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 4:31 pm on 8 June 2022.

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Photo of Rhys ab Owen Rhys ab Owen Plaid Cymru 4:31, 8 June 2022

(Translated)

It's worth reminding my friends on the benches opposite of some historical facts. The Conservatives were wiped off the electoral map in Wales in 1997—the first time since the Liberal Party landslide in 1906. They were good days, weren't they, Jane Dodds? The Tories did not stage a comeback at Westminster until eight years later in 2005, and a great help for that comeback were the Tory Members who were elected in the first two Assembly elections in 1999 and 2003. At that time, the Conservatives welcomed their Welshness and its unique nature and they supported devolution through words and also through deeds.